moo goo gai pan
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Taishanese 蘑菇雞片/蘑菇鸡片 (mo3 gu1 gai1 pen1*, literally “sliced chicken with button mushrooms”).
Noun
[edit]moo goo gai pan (uncountable)
- An Americanized version of a certain Cantonese dish, usually a simple stir-fried dish consisting of sliced or cubed chicken with white button mushrooms and other vegetables such as snow peas, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts and Chinese cabbage.